During last years, local image descriptors have received much attention because of their efficiency for several computer vision tasks such as image retrieval, image comparison, fea...
Combining the output from multiple retrieval sources over the same document collection is of great importance to a number of retrieval tasks such as multimedia retrieval, web retr...
—Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is a popular design paradigm for distributed systems today. Its dynamics and loose coupling are predestined for self-adaptive systems. This a...
In this paper we discuss the dynamic network characteristics of mobile ad hoc networks, and explore problems that arise when attempting to provide QoS support in this environment....
Students rated 16 tutorial statements on negative politeness (i.e., how much the tutor ``allows me freedom to make my own decisions'') and positive politeness (i.e., how...
Richard E. Mayer, W. Lewis Johnson, Erin Shaw, Sah...